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	In all things a balance	1 Relevance	20 years ago	LuciferSum	General discussion
	In all things a balance A drag queen once said to me: " Honey... its ALL about the accessories!!" I think the laser cut designs 'can' be beautiful... but not all 'are'. With all design some people get it right, and others mindlessly copy. I would never print anything on a piece of furniture, but my curtains have a laser-cut-eque graphic pattern on them.... as does a rug of mine. The thing is, I can scap those pieces and still have the solid bones of a room.
	Yes, it is rather a basket	1 Relevance	9 years ago	tktoo	Repair
	Yes, it is rather a basket case. Poor thing! The end result of any effort to restore your chair wouldn't be worth much monetarily, but could be an enlightening experience! That said, almost nothing is impossible if enough resources are invested and you don't have much in it so far. Realistically, if it were me and I were motivated, I'd be thinking a solid black finish on this one to mimic that available on originals of this vintage. Detail pics of shock mounts and feet, please?
	I always use a pillow with my	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Spanky	General discussion
	I always use a pillow with my Wegner rocker. The thing I like most about the chair is the tall, slightly fanned back with 8 skinny spindles. Every time I look at it I get a little thrill. (I just found a couple of brand new firm, feather-filled lumbar pillows at the thrift shop today. Now I get to pick out a beautiful fabric from my stash and whip up a cover for one them! woo!)
	Its called martindale, but	1 Relevance	12 years ago	HPau	General discussion
	Its called martindale, but this is a special project and if its low on that score or high maintenance it doesnt matter, have found a good online retailer that sells something almost identical to divina 2, looks like a light felt, It even happens with electronics, I don't want fancy functions on the amp I'll never use, don't need a remote, no pulse function on the blender, just a robust thing where everything about it is immediately ovious, less always seems to cost more.
	That Ridgway "Homemaker" china pattern is pretty bizarre,...	1 Relevance	15 years ago	william-holden-...	General discussion
	That Ridgway "Homemaker" china pattern is pretty bizarre, when you think about it I've seen it occasionally, it's probably far more common in the UK, where it was sold through Woolworths. Strange motif for plates and coffee cups, I suppose it was popular because it allowed those with Woolworth budgets to live vicariously, the next-best thing to actually owning avant garde furniture themselves? I don't know if I find this touching, or just stupid. A little of both, maybe!
	well thats not quite my...	1 Relevance	16 years ago	HPau	General discussion
	well thats not quite my... well thats not quite my motivation but whatever works for you. Lately I've found doing simple domestic things for friends is very rewarding, slatted bath mat thing to a particuar size? Rip it up in a flash, lasts forever, I don't get bored, they get exactly what they want, money goes out of a corporations pocket and into mine. Any examples of urban renewal? I think there was a really good one in Manchester with some roofed over alleys behind some terraces, can't remember the name of it.
	or perhaps more like the...	1 Relevance	20 years ago	HP	General discussion
	or perhaps more like the... or perhaps more like the original idea... I think white ceramic and a chunky array of glass blocks, reflects the colours of the flowers maybe? Who was that Dutch chap that soaked the sea sponge in clay and fired it? Would it be possible to do that in a much larger size with holes in the top and then glaze the whole thing to retain the water?
	Ah, we're back to this, eh?	1 Relevance	22 years ago	Olive	General discussion
	Ah, we're back to this, eh? I've always wondered why we can't discuss this kind of thing like adults. Nasty, vicious, petty language always ensues. Then those of us who prefer a more civil tone get told that we're dull when we say be decent. By all means dicusss gender/sexuality/culture/education whatever, do it in a erudite fashion, versus world wresting foundation-style.
	Thanks starcat and MM	1 Relevance	23 years ago	Olive	General discussion
	Thanks starcat and MM What I'm actually trying to find is something that Crate and Barrel used to carry but not any longer. I've searchd a lot of sites for it and suspec tit might have been a C&B exclusive short run thing. It was the kivet pattern in a lovely green done in a denim twill and made into butterfly chair covers. I've got a pair that are quite worn and faded, but they are perfect for the space and I want to replace then even if I've got to make them myself. Any thoughts?
	RE: Wikkelso Ringstol repair	1 Relevance	6 years ago	frankielemmons	Repair
	@tktoo2 none of it was confusing. I've actually already disassembled the whole thing, finger joints included. These photos are during my attempt to see if everything would fit back together (it does...for now), hence the ratchet strap. This is a restoration I am doing for someone else. I feel pretty confident about my weaving abilities, but wasn't expecting such a curveball with the ring. And yes, I have been looking at 2.5mm mending plates. Once they are on I guess a test run of wrapping the rail with cord will let me know if I need to do more to hide them.
	p4	1 Relevance	18 years ago	dcwilson	General discussion
	p4 Still, I do not buy the show biz angle. There is a mannerist quality to Saarinen's modernism, as there has been to so much of modernism that followed the early phase of the movement. The large scale, if nothing else, about Saarinen's work, seems mannerist to me in all cases of his architecture. Were the enormous concrete piers truly the most elegant solution to supporting this behemoth of a structure? What if the structure had not been conceived in such vast scale? And so on. But here's the thing: in the end I'm willing to foregive him in some cases, because I think he was playing the game of reconciling opposites on a very high level and I think to some extent he had to indulge in some mannerism to get at what he was trying to do. Do I think every architect should do this. NO! Do I think the time for doing this sort of thing has passed? YES! at least temporarily. Likewise, I think the Olympic stadium that looks like a giant, frickin' bird's next ridiculously inappropriate to the times. There is another troublesome aspect to his buildings that I have hinted at, but not clarified. I called them almost harrowing. Anyone who looks at the tube/corridor pictured in the thread above can recognize this instantly. I don't want to be in that tube. I don't want to be anywhere near that tube. That tube suggest to me that I am about to depart reality as I know it. It is just plain scarey looking in its sterility. There is something of this quality to all of his buildings. Why did this brilliant man want us to have this experience? Did he not like us? What kind of person wants to make me feel this way? I believe modernism fizzled out, in part because it often could not overcome this chilling, sterile, inhuman tendency when it was practiced rigorously. I have attached a picture of a building that embodies most of his faults to go along with the pictures posted previously that exhibit his virtues. Regardless, could this guy build remarkable buildings, or what?
	1972 Catalogue	1 Relevance	13 years ago	My Panton Home	General discussion
	1972 Catalogue This is the last one i have and the only one that is dated. Its from Novemeber 1972 and is pretty cool as well, even though the interioue shots are as cool as the previous one. The cool thing with this is the center foldout with all the different parts which is printed in silver ink. Cool stuff. I hope that you like them and will enjoy them as much as me.
	This is a cool thread. I...	1 Relevance	13 years ago	gene	General discussion
	This is a cool thread. I... This is a cool thread. I enjoy seeing other people's art collections. I like living in a smaller space but one thing I don't like is not having much wall space for art. I only have a few pieces. The main one is a gouache by the French modernist Jean Lurcat, from 1959:
	Nice table	1 Relevance	14 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	Nice table It looks like the top is solid teak (end grain is visible). And that is uncommon. Can you confirm it is solid teak? And one thing that might suggest a manufacturer is a close up photo of the tongue and groove joint on the end grain where the staves were glued together.
	I don't know about the sourcing, but	1 Relevance	14 years ago	Spanky	General discussion
	I don't know about the sourcing, but the knockoff's base is lacquered. The base of the real thing is powder-coated (Rilsan finish). Lacquer chips a lot more easily than powder-coated, doesn't it? Then there's all the ethics of ripping off someone else's design and whether or not you want to support that...